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Winter Warm Bicycle Ride from Rambo to Rockmart via Silver Comet




The Basics:
Event Type:Bike
Event Location: Silver Comet Rambo Trailhead - 279 Tucker Blvd, Dallas GA 30157
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Jan 12 2014  10:30 am >> Sun, Jan 12 2014 3:30 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Jan 9 2014 7:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Jan 11 2014 9:00 pm
Event Duration:5 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:30 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Oscar
Andrea Nunn
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:12
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 8 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

Join us for this 30 mile round trip bike ride starting at the Rambo Trailhead near Dallas to Rockmart. We will have lunch at Frankies restaurant and ride back the same way.

The temperature will be unusually in the upper 40s-lower 50s.

The pace will be moderate to allow everyone to pick up their own pace. Lunch will break trip in half to make it more enjoyable. Enjoy the scenery of the pastures and countryside.

The Silver Comet trail used to be railroad tracks, making it almost flat with little elevation gain.

As we start, we will cross the Pumpkinvine Trestle, which is 750 feet long and 126 feet high. Then we will pass Paulding Forest -hilly pine woods- for the next eight miles. Before emerging from the forest, will go thru the 800 foot long Brushy Mountain Tunnel -a photo opp! Then pastures all the way to Rockmart. Coot's Lake will be on the left side on the way there.

When at Rockmart we will exit by the Riverwalk Park near downtown where Frankies Restaurant is located. After lunch we will meet ouside to make our way back.


IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for your bike maintenance or repairs on the trail

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/SilverCometTrail.jpg

 

What do you call a cyclist who doesn't wear a helmet?  An organ donor.  ~David Perry

 


Required Items to Bring:
  • any bike will do as long as you provide the pedaling and energy
  • helmet (Required to be worn during the ride - no helmet, no ride)
  • water/gatorade or whatever quenches your thirst
  • snacks
  • money for your Italian lunch
Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Maintenance items you might need (spare tube, patches, air)

Bike gloves and bike carry pouch or light backpack

Dress according to weather

 


How to Get There:
Event Directions:
  • You can also check www.silvercometga.com and click on Paulding and then Rambo to see a map and directions

    Directions - Overview

    • Rambo Rd Trailhead is near the city of Dallas in Paulding County, Georgia
    • It's just west of the Hwy-278/Buchanan Hwy intersection
    • Hwy-278 is northwest of Atlanta, and runs east to west towards Alabama

    Directions

    • Note: Highway-278 mile markers start over in every county
    • Go to mile marker 8 on Hwy-278, in Paulding County
      (just west of the Hwy-278/Buchanan Hwy intersection)
    • Near mile marker 8, you'll find the intersection of Hwy-278 and Bonnie Lane/West memorial Drive
      • There is no red light at this intersection
      • Bonnie Lane is on the east-bound lane of Hwy-278; you'll see the sign for Rambo Nursery
      • West Memorial Drive is on the west-bound lane of Hwy- 278
    • Turn on Bonnie Lane (east side of Hwy- 278)
    • Take the next left onto Tucker Road
    • Tucker Rd will dead-end (short distance) at The Rambo Rd Trailhead parking lot, The Silver Comet Trail, and Rambo Nursery

Notes:

http://www.silvercometga.com/silver-comet-map/silver-comet- map.shtml

 

 


* We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines while participating in AOC events.


Cancellation/Partial Attendance:   Please review the AOC cancellation policy.
*Note:


You MUST be able to perform your own bike maintenance should you have any mechanical issues.